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Teen scathed, mum shaken after freak crash

Averyll Loft

A girl survived after her mother drove into her bedroom. Photo: Megan Pope, Fraser Coast Chronicle

A 15-year-old girl was "extremely lucky to be alive" after a freak crash in which a four-wheel drive, driven by her mother, ploughed through her bedroom wall at Toogoom, central Queensland.

Hervey Bay firefighter Dave Crisp said the teen was walking into her bedroom about 9am on Wednesday, the same time as her mother was attempting to reverse the family's Pajero out of the garage.

"Something happened and the car went forward through the interior wall. The 15-year-old was injured from the debris. She sustained injuries to her legs, including a suspected fracture. She was taken to hospital for treatment," he said.

Mr Crisp said it was extremely lucky the girl, who was holidaying with family from Gympie, was not more seriously injured.